As you might have heard, with the end of this Cinémathèque season our weekly midnight screenings will be coming to a close as well, for good. Alas, all bad things come to an end as they say! So, in order to properly celebrate one year of indecency on Luxembourg’s most venerable screen, we have organised […]

SOURCE: http://nisimasa.com THE CHICKEN BY UNA GUNJAK – CRITICS’ WEEK SELECTION Cannes Critics’ Week has uncovered this year’s selections. We are proud to announce that former ESP participant Una Gunjak is part of it. The Cannes International Film Festival has displayed all of its selections in the previous weeks and it looks luscious. Among the […]

SOURCE: http://cineuropa.org Nisi Masa in a few words Nisi Masa is a network of associations comprising 31 members based in 28 countries all over Europe. Nisi Masa’s main goal is to organise workshops and share know-how, bring people together, and bridge the gap between film students and film professionals. Nisi Masa is composed of four […]

The European Short Pitch is coming to Luxembourg once again! In January the writers of 23 carefully selected short film projects (among them two from Luxembourg) met in Bratislava for an intensive workshop with five distinguished tutors. After three more months spent honing their scripts, they are now ready to present their projects at a […]

SOURCE: http://blog.daazo.com The Portuguese writer-director on his connection with short films, Godard and his latest project “Nausea” Why was it important for you to apply to the European Short Pitch? I look at the European Short Pitch as an opportunity to discuss my script with experienced screenwriters, to be able to pitch it to European […]

SOURCE: http://blog.daazo.com Why was it important for you to apply to the European Short Pitch? I applied to several workshops because there are very few opportunities for short film development/funding in Eastern Europe, and we need to use all the available opportunities. One of our biggest satisfactions was being chosen for the European Short Pitch […]

SOURCE: http://blog.daazo.com Why was it important for you to apply to the European Short Pitch? I’ve wanted to make my short film NOODLES for a couple of years now but no suitable funding opportunities have arisen in my home country in that time. The European short pitch seemed like a perfect opportunity to bring it […]